2021 (4) TMI 774

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.... Respondent : Mr. P. Gopakumar, Joint Commissioner (AR) ORDER The present appeal is directed against the impugned order dated 18.02.2020/12.03.2020 passed by the Commissioner of Customs whereby the learned Commissioner has ordered for confiscation of goods and allowed the redemption on payment of fine of Rs. 7,00,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs only) and also imposed penalty of Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rup....

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....to the trade and public through Trade Notice No. 52/2018-19 dated 01.04.2019 by DGFT. Since the import of the said goods was restricted and no valid license from DGFT was produced by the importer the said goods after following the due process was ordered to be confiscated and was allowed to be redeemed subject to payment of fine of Rs. 7,00,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs only) under Section 125 of the ....

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....he goods i.e. 'Black matpe FAQ crop 2019' classifiable under 0713 3110 is not free in terms of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20. Vide FTP 2015-20, Chapter 7 of Schedule 1 of import policy, in respect of RITC 0713 3110, the goods are restricted and subjected to the conditions of annual quota of 1.5 lakh MTs as per procedure notified by DGFT. Further I find that in the present case the importer had admi....